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Windsor Ontario Reports 1965-1966 Pride In Progress, City Of Windsor Jan 1966

Windsor Ontario Reports 1965-1966 Pride In Progress, City Of Windsor

SWODA: Windsor & Region Publications

" During 1965 Windsor has undergone a transformation unequalled in any single year of her long history. Many of our ancient downtown structures have come under the wrecker's hammer to be replaced by new buildings embodying modern design and materials. In addition new apartments and commercial structures are penetrating our skyline. Not the least of these is our municipal parking garage for the convenience of our shoppers and visitors. This development has often been referred to as "the changing face of Windsor"."


The Politics Of Planning For Urban Redevelopment: Strategies In The Manipulation Of Public Law, Sheldon J. Plager, Joel F. Handler Jan 1966

The Politics Of Planning For Urban Redevelopment: Strategies In The Manipulation Of Public Law, Sheldon J. Plager, Joel F. Handler

Articles by Maurer Faculty

In this article Professors Plager and Handler examine the influence of legal process upon decision making in municipal redevelopment. Their thesis is that public acceptance of a redevelopment venture depends primarily on the command of political and planning skills and occurs despite rather than because of legal procedures designed to accommodate principles of democracy. Partly through the method of a case study of recent data collected from one municipality, partly by comparative analysis with other studies, they conclude that the reality of decision making in the region they explore is the predominance of informal power over formal, democratic, legal decision-making …


Windsor Ontario Reports 1964-1965 Pride In Progress, City Of Windsor Jan 1965

Windsor Ontario Reports 1964-1965 Pride In Progress, City Of Windsor

SWODA: Windsor & Region Publications

"The year 1964 will be remembered as one of the most important in the history of the City of Windsor. The highlight was the industrial and commercial recovery with expansion at a rate in excess of any city in Canada in relation to its size."


Windsor Ontario Reports 1963 Pride In Progress, City Of Windsor Jan 1963

Windsor Ontario Reports 1963 Pride In Progress, City Of Windsor

SWODA: Windsor & Region Publications

"Accomplishments and policies of your City Council during 1963"; they include construction of a new fire station and social services building; more sewer work, more clearance of blighted areas, and urban renewal.


Windsor Ontario Reports 1962 Pride In Progress, City Of Windsor Jan 1962

Windsor Ontario Reports 1962 Pride In Progress, City Of Windsor

SWODA: Windsor & Region Publications

Highlights the accomplishments for 1962, e.g. a new tourist centre, the commencement of construction on a new County Court House, and the opening of the Jackson Park overpass, extending Ouellette Avenue southwards.


Windsor Ontario Reports 1961 Pride In Progress, City Of Windsor Jan 1961

Windsor Ontario Reports 1961 Pride In Progress, City Of Windsor

SWODA: Windsor & Region Publications

"1961 was a year of progress in the many major projects initiated by City Council"; these included projects such as the completion of Huron Lodge, a retirement home, the near completion of the area G relief sewer program, and the near completion of phase 1 of subsidized housing in Glengarry Court.


Windsor Ontario Reports 1960 Pride In Progress, City Of Windsor Jan 1960

Windsor Ontario Reports 1960 Pride In Progress, City Of Windsor

SWODA: Windsor & Region Publications

1960 was a year of preparation for several major developments in the City. Urban Renewal, equalization of assessment, Metropolitan Area Study, relief sewer project, sewage treatment plant and interceptor sewer, are among the works now under active study by the civic staffs whose responsibility it is to advise the Council on the most effective method of financing the works while preserving Windsor's fine credit position.


Windsor Ontario Report Progress Review 1955-1959, City Of Windsor Jan 1959

Windsor Ontario Report Progress Review 1955-1959, City Of Windsor

SWODA: Windsor & Region Publications

"This year, it was felt we should make a report to the people of Windsor informing them of municipal operations, past progress of the City and future developments."


Fifteen Year Programme For The Urban Renewal Of The City Of Windsor And Its Metropolitan Area, Faludi, E. G. And Associates Jan 1959

Fifteen Year Programme For The Urban Renewal Of The City Of Windsor And Its Metropolitan Area, Faludi, E. G. And Associates

SWODA: Windsor & Region Publications

Prepared for the City of Windsor; "We take pleasure in submitting a fifteen year programme for the urban renewal of the City of Windsor and its metropolitan area. This report is a logical sequence of the Master Plan Report, which we submitted thirteen years ago as a guide for the future development of Windsor. Since then remarkable improvements have taken place in the city. Some of them were of a legislative nature, others were physical developments involving some 40 public and private projects at a cost of almost 24 million dollars."


Sanctions Against Governmental Violations Of Planning And Zoning Ordinances, Frank Edward Horack Jr. Jan 1957

Sanctions Against Governmental Violations Of Planning And Zoning Ordinances, Frank Edward Horack Jr.

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Land Controls In An Urban Society, Frank Edward Horack Jr. Jan 1956

Land Controls In An Urban Society, Frank Edward Horack Jr.

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Book Review. Regional Plan Of New York And Its Environs Vol. Ii, Frank Edward Horack Jan 1929

Book Review. Regional Plan Of New York And Its Environs Vol. Ii, Frank Edward Horack

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Block Signal System, Henry Maxon Brightman Jan 1900

The Block Signal System, Henry Maxon Brightman

Student and Lippitt Prize essays

A history of the railroad system, different types of railroads, their current stopping methods and suggested stopping methods which would ensure passenger safety.


Municipal Transportation, Charles Noyes Wheeler Jan 1900

Municipal Transportation, Charles Noyes Wheeler

Student and Lippitt Prize essays

Reviews the importance of municipal transportation due to the ever growing city populations and urban areas of the United States in the 1900’s.


Public Highways, John Peter Case Jan 1898

Public Highways, John Peter Case

Student and Lippitt Prize essays

The history of public highway development throughout many of the world’s civilizations and a discussion concerning their overall importance, features and use.